Table 3.
Association between patient factors; program factors and non-adherence
| Variable | Non-adherence (freq, %) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Yes | No | |||
| Patients' feeling about TB | ||||
| Feel ashamed | 13(27.7) | 34(72.3) | 1.22(0.55–2.71) | 0.62 |
| Don't feel ashamed | 22(23.9) | 70(76.1) | 1.00 | |
| Knowledge of TB spread | ||||
| Have some knowledge | 10(15.9) | 53(84.1) | 0.39(0.17–0.90) | 0.03 |
| Don't know | 24(32.4) | 50(67.6) | 1.00 | |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Yes | 11(44.0) | 14(56.0) | 2.98(1.17–7.56) | 0.02 |
| No | 24(20.9) | 91(79.1) | 1.00 | |
| Drug abuse | ||||
| Yes | 1(14.3) | 6(85.7) | 0.48(0.06–4.22) | 0.50 |
| No | 34(25.6) | 99(74.4) | 1.00 | |
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 5(38.5) | 8(61.5) | 2.02(0.61–6.71) | 0.24 |
| No | 30(23.6) | 97(76.4) | 1.00 | |
| Cost of travel | ||||
| <10,000 | 15(28.3) | 38(71.7) | 1.00 | 0.480.62 |
| 10,000–50,000 | 8(21.6) | 29(78.4) | 1.43(0.53–3.86) | |
| >50,000 | 9(23.7) | 29(76.3) | 1.27(0.49–3.35) | |
| Distance from health facility | ||||
| ≤10km | 9(18.8) | 39(81.2) | 0.48(0.17–1.34) | 0.16 |
| >10km | 11(32.4) | 23(67.6) | 1.00 | |
| Long waiting time | ||||
| Yes | 10(29.4) | 24(70.6) | 1.35(0.57–3.22) | 0.45 |
| No | 25(23.6) | 81(76.4) | 1.00 | |
| Health staff attitude | ||||
| Very rude | 1(25.0) | 3(75.0) | 1.00 | |
| Respectful | 9(29.0) | 22(71.0) | 0.82(0.07–9.24) | 0.87 |
| Encouraging | 14(22.6) | 48(77.4) | 1.14(0.11–12.08) | 0.91 |
| Morally supportive | 11(25.6) | 32(74.4) | 0.97(0.09–10.58) | 0.78 |
| Feel distance is long | ||||
| Yes | 16(27.1) | 43(72.9) | 1.20(0.55–2.59) | 0.65 |
| No | 19(23.8) | 61(76.2) | 1.00 | |